A promising experience today:

Students saw a short news broadcast about AI. Afterward, I asked them to raise their hands if they thought AI was making life better. Only one student out of roughly 30 did so. Then I asked how many thought AI was making life worse, and every other hand went up.

We cannot legitimize AI in education.

I hope educators know they aren’t anti-progress or stuck in the past if they reject AI. There are too many ethical and educational problems with it for it to become a part of school life for any reason.

Kinda the most literally conservative position we could take—conservative in the sense that it’d be true to a Founding Ideal—is that education is preparation for civic life and self-governance, not work.

I've been doing a youtube series that seeks to pull back the curtain on historical work. My "How to Think Like a Historian" videos have included publication, primary source dissection, & historiography. My newest video seeks to demystify the process of archival research. I hope it's helpful.

Nope.

We learned last month that the State of Iowa will no longer fund or publish their peer-reviewed journal Annals of Iowa, which is now looking for an institutional home. Here we share our letter of concern, and we hope others will join us in supporting state and local history! 🗃️ 🧵

Reposting this as some education entities lean heavily into AI use this summer. Education needs to stay human focused. AI steals thinking and processing opportunities that students need.

A rainy night at Fenway for MLB park #17 in my question to watch a game at all 30. Easily sliding into my top five.

There can be no republic if there’s no such thing as public good.

When you study history at all, you realize that the everyone is on their own and only responsible for themselves mantra leads to worse outcomes for everyone. Part of living in the society is trying to improve things for everyone and working together for the betterment of all. #sschat

The dismantling of the research apparatus that made America the science and tech giant it's been over the past century is the greatest own-goal in history. We haven't even begun to calculate or feel the losses

Said it before: This was my biggest worry when I had the idea for my dissertation - I was so excited about it but also worried someone had already done it. I spent a lot of time scouring publications in my field finding anything similar. Nothing the same, but definitely helped the lit review!

Just got the email that my dissertation has been published to ProQuest!

Nothing like a night watching my all time favorite Royal get inducted into the @royals.com Hall of Fame. A man who gave 100% of what he had to give that day, 100% of the days. I admired Alex Gordon immensely his whole career. His jersey hangs in my office for a reason.

19th century educator Mary Sheldon Barnes here provides a powerful justification for why we should wrestle with original documents, and also a fair answer to AI enthusiasts looking to outsource critical thinking. #histed. #skystorians

Just updated my U.S. History Research Toolkit on @padlet.com. It gathers links to digitized primary source collections for students in research courses—NO login required. Check it out! 🗃️

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This is really difficult. I’ve filed some emotionally taxing reports before, and while doing my job doesn’t necessitate follow-up information from DCF, it’s really hard to move forward knowing nothing at all about the outcome of the investigation when I still see the kid every day.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - WE ARE BACK! 🤩

I almost didn’t attend my hooding ceremony last weekend, but I’m glad I did, and I’m realizing why - in a time of such rampant anti-intellectualism, it felt SO good to be at a ceremony specifically to honor intellectual achievement and the value it adds to our society.